GTA 6 is Rockstar's next Grand Theft Auto, and search interest is climbing again on leak traffic. Google Search interest for the keyword gta 6 hit 35 for the week of August 22 2026, up from 13 on August 15, 14 on August 8, 12 on August 1, and 12 on July 25. Trends MCP records a series-derived +191.67% 30-day rise from 12 and a +52.17% 90-day rise from 23 on May 23. get_growth returns +169.23% over 7 days (13 to 35) and +191.67% over 30 days (12 to 35). The June 27 2026 pre-order week still owns the series peak at 100, so 35 sits 65% below that high while moving up, not down. On August 24 2026 boards the phrase misses Google Trends' top 40, yet YouTube Trending ranks a leak-debunk video at 3 and TikTok holds three GTA 6 leak queries at 9, 12, and 23. Data pulled August 24 2026 from source google search.
GTA 6 search interest right now
Google Search interest for gta 6 sits at 35 for the week of August 22 2026, up +169.23% week on week from 13, still 65% under the June 27 2026 peak of 100, with TikTok and YouTube carrying the leak story that Google's top-40 board omits.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest value (week of August 22 2026) | 35 |
| 30-day change | +191.67% (12 on July 25 2026 to 35) |
| 90-day change | +52.17% (23 on May 23 2026 to 35) |
| Peak value | 100 on June 27 2026 |
| Trailer-era high | 64 on December 9 2023 |
| 7-day growth (get_growth) | +169.23% (13 to 35) |
| YouTube Trending rank, leak-debunk video (August 24 2026) | 3 |
| TikTok Trending Searches ranks (August 24 2026) | 9, 12, 23 |
| Google Trends rank for gta 6 (August 24 2026) | not in top 40 |
| Series length | 261 weekly points |
| First series week | August 28 2021 (value 1) |
Every row traces to topics/data/gta-6.json or to same-day get_growth and get_top_trends pulls. The longer query grand theft auto 6 printed a weaker 30-day get_growth print of +211.11% (9 to 28), so the short name is the one people type. For the search feed see Google Trends. Leak clips on video boards sit on YouTube Trending API and TikTok Trending Searches API.
About GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto VI is the forthcoming Rockstar Games title in the series, published by Take-Two Interactive, and the June 24 2026 Take-Two release is still the dated source for price, platforms, and the November 19 2026 launch. That note sets PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at $79.99, with Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition at $99.99. Pre-orders opened at midnight local time on June 25 2026. Digital pre-load begins November 12 2026. The single-player story follows Jason and Lucia in Vice City, USA, inside a conspiracy that spans the state of Leonida. Take-Two says the Grand Theft Auto series has sold in more than 470 million units worldwide.
BBC coverage on June 25 2026 recorded two slips: the game was first aimed at autumn 2025, then May 2026, before November 19 2026. IGN on August 21 2026 reported that CyberLeek began posting alleged gameplay earlier that week, that impersonators and fake AI clips followed, and that piracy-site "builds" are malware. The same piece said Rockstar still had not commented and that an official gameplay look was due August 27 2026 on Netflix, then YouTube. Search this week is leak hygiene as much as release-date checking.
What the time series shows
The stored Google Search series for gta 6 runs 261 weekly points from August 28 2021 (value 1) through August 22 2026 (value 35), a five-year curve of rumor spikes rather than a flat pre-launch baseline. Trailer week December 9 2023 printed 64. A May 10 2025 bulge hit 33. Pre-order week June 27 2026 hit 100, then faded to 41, 19, 13, and 12 through July 25. August held 12, 14, and 13 before the leak week reprinted 35, now the fourth-highest point on the series behind 100, 64, and 41.
Derived labels are growth_label exploding, speed_label exponential, seasonality_label medium, and volatility_label high. Exploding follows a +191.67% 30-day change, above +100%, while the 90-day change is only +52.17%. Exponential follows a recent 30-day absolute move of 23 versus a prior 30-day move of 11. Medium seasonality reflects event spikes (trailer, pre-order, leak) rather than a yearly calendar. High volatility matches a week-over-week percent-change standard deviation of 163.81. Latest 35 is 65% below peak, but the last step is up, and November 19 2026 is still the dated launch, so the skip rule for a decaying spike does not apply.
Related topics
Same-day Google Search get_growth pulls, recent date August 22 2026, plus August 24 2026 live boards.
- modern warfare 4: +278.95% over 30 days (19 to 72) and +300.0% over 7 days (18 to 72). mw4 beta ranked 40 on Google Trends on August 24 2026. Topic page: Modern Warfare 4.
- grand theft auto 6: +211.11% over 30 days (9 to 28) and +133.33% over 7 days (12 to 28). The long name lags the short
gta 6print of 35. - fortnite: +43.48% over 30 days (23 to 33) and +43.48% over 7 days (23 to 33). A slower gaming baseline next to the leak spike.
- mw4 beta: Google Trends rank 40 on August 24 2026, the only Call of Duty line on that board.
- Source context: Google Trends, YouTube Trending API, TikTok Trending Searches API.